![]() ![]() The musical is presented in partnership with the Saint Louis Chess Club and World Chess Hall of Fame. Chess was a 1986 musical notable for being the first major project undertaken by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus (in collaboration with lyricist Tim Rice). The Muny production will star Jessica Vosk ( Fiddler on the Roof) as Florence Vassy, Tony nominee Jarrod Spector ( Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) as Frederick Trumper, John Riddle ( The Phantom of the Opera) as Anatoly Sergievsky, Rodney Hicks ( Come From Away) as Walter de Courcey, Tally Sessions ( Company) as Alexander Molokov, Phillip Johnson Richardson ( Hamilton in Chicago) as Arbiter, and Tony nominee Taylor Louderman ( Mean Girls) as Svetlana Sergievskaya.Ĭhess will feature music direction by Jason DeBord with Michael Horsley serving as the associate music director. The pop-rock musical, written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of the pop group ABBA in collaboration with Tim Rice, will be led by director and choreographer Josh Rhodes, with associate director and choreographer Lee Wilkins.Ĭhess tells a story centered around the world chess championship, mirroring the 1980s Cold War tensions of USA vs. Louis has announced the stars of its summer production of Chess, running July 5-11. Chess a love story set against the Cold War chess battles between the United States and Russiafeatures a score by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and EGOT winner Tim Rice. Taylor Louderman and Jessica Vosk will perform in Chess at the Muny July 5-11. ![]()
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